586,013 PRISONERS HELD IN GERMANY; More Than Half the Total of Captured Are Russians, French Next.

BERLIN, Jan. 1. (By Wireless to London.) -- The total number of prisoners of war held in Germany at the end of the year is 8,138 officers and 577,875 men.View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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